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My PC has been infected with netmonster.vbs which puts an image of a dollar bill on the screen and replicates it to any flash-drives connected to the computer. I have searched and found a couple of forums that discuss the problem but most (all I have found) are in French or another European language. The French forum has a reply by the student who developed this as a means to test out anti-virus programs but the thing has been released through the universities and now I have it too.

The 'cure' as far as I could translate was to run regedit to remove the command:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run : clear 'System 'and then to delete: windows \ system32 \ NetService.vbs

I did all that and the problem persists.

A German forum suggested to download Hijackthis and run a logfile for someone who knows what they are doing to have a look at... have done so and attach it to this!

Grateful for your feedback as this is now on six PCs / laptops in our working group!

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Please note that all instructions given are customised for this computer only, the tools used may cause damage if used on a computer with different infections.

If you think you have similar problems, please post a log in the HJT forum and wait for help.

Unless informed of in advance, failure to post replies within 5 days will result in this thread being closed.

Hello and welcome to the forums

My name is Katana and I will be helping you to remove any infection(s) that you may have.

Please observe these rules while we work:1. If you don't know, stop and ask! Don't keep going on.2. Please reply to this thread. Do not start a new topic.3. Please continue to respond until I give you the "All Clear" (Just because you can't see a problem doesn't mean it isn't there)

If you can do those three things, everything should go smoothly

I apologize for the delay in responding, but as you can probably see the forums are quite busyand sometimes a post manages to slip by us.Unfortunately there are far more people needing help than there are helpers.

* Double-click Flash_Disinfector.exe to run it. * Follow any prompts that may appear. * Wait until the program has finished scanning, then please exit the program. The tool may ask you to insert your flash drive, or other removable drives. Please do so and allow the tool to clean it up as well.

Please restart your computer.

Create A Registry FilePlease copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the following text in the quote to Notepad.Save it as "All Files" and name it Regfix.reg Please save it on your desktop.

Read the Requirements and limitations before you click Accept.Allow the ActiveX download if necessaryOnce the database has downloaded, click Next.Click Scan Settings and change the "Scan using the following antivirus database" from standard to extended and then click OK.Click on "My Computer" and then put the kettle on!When the scan has completed, click Save Report As... Enter a name for the file in the Filename: text box and then click the down arrow to the right of Save as type: and select text file (*.txt)Click Save - by default the file will be saved to your Desktop, but you can change this if you wish.

Please can you post the logs in your reply, rather than attaching them.This forum is primarily for teaching new fighters, and it makes it easier for the students if they can see the logs without having to download them.

find a filePlease copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the following text in the quote to Notepad.Save it as "All Files" and name it look.bat Please save it on your desktop.

Thanks for the reply. I have tried to run look.bat as per the code you included but it will not run properly. A command window opens and then notepad opens instantaneously with an error message saying 'Cannot find C:\kresults' and asking if I want to create this file? If I accept then the notepad window stays open and nothing is written to it.

The Netmonster.txt file listed above is the text I copied off the French forum to try to remove the infection.

I have tried to run DSS three times and each time it closes with a windows error message 'DSS needs to close, do you wish windows to send an error report?' Do I need to turen off my anti-virus or something else to allow this to run?

Grateful for your feedback as this is now on six PCs / laptops in our working group!

Are you able to get the original file that causes the infection ?It would make it a lot easier if we could see what it actually does.

Is the netmonster image set as your desktop background ?Have you tried changing the desktop back to normal through desktop properties ?Try and see where the desktop image is located, or even just the name of it.

Okay that seems to have sorted it out! The Desktop background was set to the netmonster.jpg but there was no address for it. When I changed it to another image and then went to change it back to the netmonster image again it had disapeared off the desktop background list.

I had similarly regedited the other network machines and the same seems to be true of them, so now none of them have the original image and script. We do have a lap-top that is still infected but it is in Germany at the moment, if you want a copy of the original I will get them to e-mail it over to me before cleaning off their machine.

!!! Make sure that all your programs are updated !!!Secunia Software Inspector does all the work for you, .... see HERE for details

AntiSpyware

AntiSpyware is not the same thing as Antivirus.Different AntiSpyware programs detect different things, so in this case it is recommended that you have more than one.You should only have one running all the time, the other/s should be used "on demand" on a regular basis.Most of the programs in this list have a free (for Home Users ) and paid versions, it is worth paying for one and having "realtime" protection, unless you intend to do a manual scan often.

This little program packs a powerful punch as it blocks ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and many hijackers.

For information on how to download and install, please read this tutorial by WinHelp2002.

Not required if you are using other host file protections

Internet Browsers

Microsoft has worked hard to make IE.7 a more secure browser, unfortunately whilst it is still the leading browser of choice it will always be under attack from the bad guys.Using a different web browser can help stop malware getting on your machine.

Make your Internet Explorer more secure - This can be done by following these simple instructions:

From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.

Click once on the Security tab

Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.

Click once on the Custom Level button.

Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt

Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable

Change the Initialise and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable

Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt

Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt

Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt

When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.

If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.

Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.

If you are still using IE6 then either update, or get one of the following.

Temporary Internet Files are mainly the files that are downloaded when you open a web page.Unfortunately, if the site you visit is of a dubious nature or has been hacked, they can also be an entry point for malware.It is a good idea to empty the Temporary Internet Files folder on a regular basis.

Tracking Cookies are files that websites use to monitor which sites you visit and how often.A lot of Antispyware scanners pick up these tracking cookies and flag them as unwanted.CAUTION :- If you delete all your cookies you will lose any autologin information for sites that you visit, and will need your passwords

Both of these can be cleaned manually, but a quicker option is to use a program

The last and most important thing I can tell you is UPDATE.If you don't update your security programs (Antivirus, Antispyware even Windows) then you are at risk.Malware changes on a day to day basis. You should update every week at the very least.

If you follow this advice then (with a bit of luck) you will never have to hear from me again

If you could post back one more time to let me know everything is OK, then I can have this thread archived.

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